taking hold
Starting to stick
Taking hold describes something beginning to have an effect or establish itself.
A trend takes hold when it catches on widely.
An idea takes hold when it gains acceptance.
A fire takes hold when it spreads beyond its ignition point.
The phrase suggests the moment when something moves from tentative to established: The new policy is finally taking hold across the organization.
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- gripSecure manual hold
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- latching onSecuring a grip
- lockMechanism requiring a key
cradle · establish · internalize · control · cement · catch · root · propagate · comprehend · perceive · embed · digging in · assert · anchor · absorb · clasp · stick · sinking in
- becoming establishedrooting, settling, entrenchment, embedding, establishing
taking holdletting go
Releasing one's grasp
releasing · dropping · relinquishing · freeing · unclenching
taking holddying out
Becoming extinct gradually
fading away · losing ground · waning · receding · fading
taking holdlosing control
Authority or composure failing
surrendering · letting slip · losing grip · abdicating · yielding
take, taking, takes, taken, taker, takers, takings, uptake, intake